Rusty Muck 4160 Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 If they are taking over early, what happens to stations that MG is divesting? Have any of those divestments been cleared yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hexagonal10 84 Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 I have been seeing Local 4 creep into WCMH's promos more and more... "Local people. Local 4 you. NBC 4." Why not say Local NBC 4? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennTV1983 742 Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 Why not say Local NBC 4? NBC Local 4 seems more likely. I'm not even gonna speculate on what nbc4i.com will become. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrtraveler01 737 Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 Can't wait to see what WCMH's new URL will be. WeAreBrutusStrong DOT com? ScarletAndGrayMatters DOT com? CaringAboutThe614 DOT com? The sad thing is that they're only slightly less stupid than WSYX's actual website address: abc6onyourside.com 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColDayNews 437 Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 I could see their website becoming ClickOnColumbus DOT com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Muck 4160 Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 I could see their website becoming ClickOnColumbus DOT com. Because it's Nexstar, I wouldn't be surprised if they invoke the Olentangy River in some way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenShine9 1509 Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 Have any of those divestments been cleared yet? I don't think so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper550 268 Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 Here4Columbus? ColumbusHomePage? DiscoverColumbus? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mre29 1340 Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 GenericColumbusWebsite.com? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plnewsfan 9 Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 CentralOhioMatters.com? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1944 Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 And Nexstar & MG are still waiting for the FCC greenlight. Here's a write-up from the B&C yesterday (12/20). At this rate, they might as well wait until after the auction is over. Nexstar had deals that lasted longer than this. The ComCorp deal lasted 20 months. So they can wait. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mre29 1340 Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 At this point, the delay could be because of the transition the government's in right now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
promoguy98 252 Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Watch them shimmy around and make a way to "lease" or otherwise run these stations without "technically" holding the licenses, until the deal gets settled one way or the other. That will happen before January 20th, my prediction. Contrary to what a lot of the media keeps repeating in their echo chamber, the incoming administration isn't the biggest fan of concentrated media and the taking away of market voices/perspective. Could be a very rough time for SOME of the media companies, over the coming months, than is being let on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4738 Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Contrary to what a lot of the media keeps repeating in their echo chamber, the incoming administration isn't the biggest fan of concentrated media and the taking away of market voices/perspective. Could be a very rough time for the media companies, over the coming months, than is being let on. Well heck yes... The incoming prez has shown that he really doesn't need the media to get his message out to the public. Trump payed the media like a fiddle...and thus the cash poor media has become irreverent in the eyes of many. Are the TV ownership rules really a giant priority for the incoming admin in say the first 200 days? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
promoguy98 252 Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Well heck yes... The incoming prez has shown that he really doesn't need the media to get his message out to the public. Trump payed the media like a fiddle...and thus the cash poor media has become irreverent in the eyes of many. Are the TV ownership rules really a giant priority for the incoming admin in say the first 200 days? Exactly....well said eat.... there is bound to be some turbulent and choppy waters ahead for the media... Some folks can't seem to read between the lines. There's a reason why Sin***** is trying to cuddle and cozy up. I have a feeling it'll work for some, but not some great for other players. All in all, it may not be a fair process. haaaa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Muck 4160 Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Contrary to what a lot of the media keeps repeating in their echo chamber, the incoming administration isn't the biggest fan of concentrated media and the taking away of market voices/perspective. Could be a very rough time for SOME of the media companies, over the coming months, than is being let on. Unless you are a company unapologetically friendly to Trump... (**cough cough** S!nclair **cough cough** Fox **cough cough**) 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1944 Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Unless you are a company unapologetically friendly to Trump... (**cough cough** S!nclair **cough cough** Fox **cough cough**) And this article I just read from The Washington Post says it all......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susquvalleywgal 491 Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 When does Nexstar close on Media General again??? Because with crap like this, it can't come soon enough. <iframe scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen src="http://up.anv.bz/latest/anvload.html?key=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" width ="640" height="360"></iframe> http://abc27.com/2016/12/24/rain-ends-by-lunch-staying-dry-this-evening-pleasant-christmas-day-ahead/ Fire. Brett. Now!!! -- Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5269 Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 I dunno. As much crap as they've put out, this seems fairly harmless, especially since it's a weekend morning and a holiday. I'm more surprised that they gave him so much time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrtraveler01 737 Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 And this article I just read from says it all......... My days of not taking Sinclair's political coverage seriously are certainly coming to a middle. To be fair, as bad as we rip on Nexstar, they're never this blatant about it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsbot 269 Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 My days of not taking Sinclair's political coverage seriously are certainly coming to a middle. To be fair, as bad as we rip on Nexstar, they're never this blatant about it. Sinclair has been straight down the middle in its coverage here in Maine. Lots of anti-Trump stories both before and after the election. If the Trump campaign thought they were going to get a pass by agreeing to sit down with a local Sinclair reporter during Trump's visit to Portland, they thought wrong. Once again a statement by the Trump campaign (Kushner in this case) overstates the case, creating an impression that is not borne out by reality. By all accounts, the Clinton campaign was offered the same deal but turned them down flat. It had no appreciable effect on coverage, as Clinton limited her press availability across the board. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3442 Posted December 27, 2016 Author Share Posted December 27, 2016 Political bias aside, they have an agenda. They clearly put their ”partners” front and center and make their stations run their content without question. At least now after the FCC scandal with the Huntsman Cancer institute, they are trying to CTA with an endless barrage of disclosures, disclaimers, and ”sponsored by"s... It's pretty laughable to even see the painfully obvious money grabs like ticker and snipe logos accompanied by said disclosures. It just goes to show how much of a "front office special” this company goes through. All the times they have forgot to do so makes the RKO General scandal look like an overdrafted check...The FCC needs to throw the book at them and make them bleed. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mardek1995 200 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Unless you are a company unapologetically friendly to Trump... (**cough cough** S!nclair **cough cough** Fox **cough cough**)Actually, not even Fox was friendly to trump until a couple of months ago (in fact, aside from their coverage of trumps crass comments, Fox's unfair and unbalanced bias against trump, combined with roger ailes being one of two creepy old men, are the reasons why I now outright refuse to trust Fox News anymore). Sinclair on the other hand is unapologetically supportive of trump. Also, thank you so much John Oliver for ruining the chance that Gary Johnson and Jill Stein had for presidency! Not really, in fact quite the opposite. Political bias aside, they have an agenda. They clearly put their ”partners” front and center and make their stations run their content without question. At least now after the FCC scandal with the Huntsman Cancer institute, they are trying to CTA with an endless barrage of disclosures, disclaimers, and ”sponsored by"s... It's pretty laughable to even see the painfully obvious money grabs like ticker and snipe logos accompanied by said disclosures. It just goes to show how much of a "front office special” this company goes through. All the times they have forgot to do so makes the RKO General scandal look like an overdrafted check...The FCC needs to throw the book at them and make them bleed. I knew they had some kind of agenda, and I think it includes politics. What would make it even worse is if their agenda involves having a criminal empire with crimes including, but sure as hell not limited to: drug dealing, bank robbery, rape, homicides, etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broadcastfan9751 136 Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 BREAKING: The FCC has approved the Nexstar/Media General merger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
news89 467 Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 BREAKING: The FCC has approved the Nexstar/Media General merger. Truly a sad day in broadcasting. My thoughts and prayers to any employee working at any Media General station. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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